Best 140amp MIG

Red Sleeper said:

To follow up. I finally snapped a picture of his welder that is trip happy. Plugged into a 115v 20amp wall outlet and still wants to trip the reset often. It was purchased from NorthernTool. Maybe NorthernTool carries a “cheaper” line of this brand welder?

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The Lincoln dealers sell 'power mig' machines while northern tool, Lowe's, tsc, etc sell those 'eaay mig' welders. Not sure on the physical difference but there is a big price difference.

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My new rig for exhaust mainly, as recommended, Hobart handler 140.

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Red Sleeper said:

To follow up. I finally snapped a picture of his welder that is trip happy. Plugged into a 115v 20amp wall outlet and still wants to trip the reset often. It was purchased from NorthernTool. Maybe NorthernTool carries a “cheaper” line of this brand welder?

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Looks like he has the VOLTAGE turned up to max and a very slow wire speed... Maybe he is trying to weld to heavy of material for a small 110V welder. If someone needs to weld heavy material it is best to go with a 220V welder for sure!!!!

04jimc said:

The Lincoln dealers sell 'power mig' machines while northern tool, Lowe's, tsc, etc sell those 'eaay mig' welders. Not sure on the physical difference but there is a big price difference.

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I agree. It was definitely a price driven purchase.

OP. Good looking Hobart. If they only came with a longer stinger lead. How much does the entire unit weigh?

Chris. You are correct about the settings. Again, this little machine usually sits on the sidelines for tacking only. I forget the last project we used it for.